23:53 - Sunny PagliaccioNote to self: Do NOT open links on max volume in the middle of a quiet night. Otherwise, not bad. :D

23:52 - ApothecaryFast food workers planning a strike in support of $15/hour wages next month. I'm a tutor in a reading lab at a college and I don't even make that much, a bit of an overestimation of one's importance, don'tcha think?

Originally released as "Killing Machine" in Britain and Europe, in 1978 without "The Green Manalishi", then re-released as "Hell Bent for Leather" in March, 1979 in the USA. The band themselves refer to it as "Killing Machine" consistently.

"Fight for Your Life" is a previously unreleased, early version of "Rock Hard, Ride Free" (which appears on Defenders of the Faith, 1984).

"Riding on the Wind" was recorded live at the US Festival, Glen Helen Park, Devore, California on May 29, 1983.

The real 70's classic metal album 'Killing Machine' was recorded in 1978. Judas Priest could celebrate a world success. Back then the sound of metal was a bit different from what we know today, Killing Machine is very much rocking, as the whole 70's era of Judas Priest was. From this album we get several metal classics and many are my personal favorites from Priest.

"Take On The World" worst Priest song? Quite possibly... though the worst songs on "Turbo" sure run it close!

Compared with the likes of "Stained Class" and "Sad Wings Of Destiny", this is definitely a weaker album in comparison, but there are a lot of great songs on this one. Some really underrated, like "Burnin' Up".

Yep, "Take on the World" is often referred to as a LUNKHEADED ANTHEM. It's a shocker.

United even surpasses it in mornoheaded football anthemness. But Take On The World is of course also extremely dire

At least they haven't played Take On The World live for quite some decades now and it takes only 2 minutes. United on the other hand...

But I generally agree with the people here, this (which is entitled just Killing Machine) is a classic album and another of Priest's albums that was a huge influence on the metal scene overall. The guitar duel in The Green Manalishi has been redone over and over, including by Priest themselves.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 12.01.2013 at 11:04United is even worse than Take On The World

I dunno about that, at least "United" provides a bit of amusement, "Take On The World" is just dull.

About "Killing Machine" being better than "British Steel"... they are very similar albums in a lot of ways, but I think "Killing Machine" is marginally the better album. And of course, "British Steel" is quite overrated, even though some of the songs on it are great.

Here it went downhill for Priest, the music and lyrics got stupified. Lame Gaymetal which got topped by the even worse succesors (Steel, Entry) and found its evil climax in Ram it Down.

I think this is a pretty harsh rating and assessment. I think there is still a lot of merit to this album. I really like it and I'm sure most Priest fans think quite highly of it too.

Aside from the short Hell Bent For Leather and the Fleetwood Mac Cover I see no reason why someone should think highly of it. All ok tracks are featured on the live album Unleashed on the East where they sound much better.